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Originally Posted by TimMiller
you can try cleaning up the sockets and the old lamps (i wouldnt try this with new lamps or sockets) A wire brush works wonders. ALso a little scraper tool (you can find scrapers,looks like a dentist scraper) at many electronics stores to clean up the lamp socket. It may get you through a show. Also getting a can of deox will help out.
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I wouldn't suggest trying to clean the sockets on account of the fact that cleaning will remove material and then you will have less contact between the lamp base and the pins. This will just lead to another cycle of arcing and burning up the pins and bases. It is better to replace the parts because you will get much more longevity out of them. It would also be faster to replace them rather than to clean them, so it is more worth your time and money to just buy new, they aren't terribly expensive, and they are very easy to replace.